After Li Xi and the doctor finalized the treatment plan, when he came back, he found that Chu Yan had already woken up. The long-term high fever was very distressing, in just one night, his face looked much paler and haggard than yesterday. Fortunately, the nurse just came to take his temperature and said that the temperature had dropped a little bit.
“You’re awake, would you like some water?” Li Xi poured a glass of water and helped him sit up. There were still traces of cold sweat on his forehead, and when he touched him, he could feel the abnormally hot residue after a high fever.
Will it hurt? Li Xi suddenly thought that leukemia infiltration would cause diffuse pain in the bones and back. Then, he should also feel very pained for his actions like this, shouldn’t he be lighter…?
The most tormenting thing was probably this. If there was no suitable bone marrow match, then he could only endure this kind of suffering endlessly, waiting for a trace of illusory hope in the constant pain, day and night.
“Li Xi, did you…sleep here last night?” His voice was hoarse and weak, but when he finished drinking the water and looking at Li Xi, he still smiled weakly at Li Xi.
Although the smile was very short, Li Xi was startled for a while, and then slowly took his hand on the quilt, nodded, and said, “You burned with fever too much last night, how are you now? Do you feel any better…”
Unlike the hot temperature on his body, his fingers and palms were cold because he had just finished the infusion.
Chu Yan lowered his head, watched him holding his hand, and sighed almost unheard after a while, “Li Xi…”
Li Xi originally thought he had something to say to him, but after waiting for a long time, he only heard him sigh, but the sigh was so heavy that his chest couldn’t breathe, his throat seemed to be blocked with lumps, and he couldn’t say anything.
—
The afternoon sun was very plentiful, and the beam of light that shone in could even make one see the particles of light and dust floating in the air, making the room warm and clean.
At this moment, the nurse’s voice sounded at the door, and then the door was pushed open. Zhang Chengye walked into the ward while chatting with the little nurse.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chu Yan sitting on the hospital bed, looking down and playing with his mobile phone.
“Why are you…here?” Chu Yan turned his head to look at him, with hidden doubts in his tone.
Zhang Chengye walked over and put the fruit basket on the head of the bed, and replaced the flowers in the vase with fresh ones he bought, “Otherwise, who else can come to see you except me and Li Xi?”
Originally, according to their relationship, it was not appropriate to say this kind of ridicule, but Chu Yan nodded, laughed when he heard it, and said, “So it is.”
In fact, his state at this time was not very good; his face was pale without a trace of blood, and his expression was indescribable tiredness, but it was precisely in this way that this seemingly endless smile added a little look to his face.
When the two met before, either he was indifferent or he was sneering. It could be said that this was the first friendly smile he showed to him. Zhang Chengye watched with an indescribable feeling rising in his heart. He began to think that Liang Suici was the same as those he had met. He was not optimistic about his relationship with Li Xi, and he felt that Liang Suici was really terribly scheming. Li Xi was always willing to be hung, and he felt from the bottom of his heart that he was the best person in the world, so when the two divorced at that time, he was even the one who opened the red wine to celebrate, that was only when he was young, now he finally saw the true face of this person…
Because he had never met such a person in his life, he subconsciously did not believe that such a person existed.
It’s just that in the current situation, he couldn’t tell who paid more for the relationship between the two of them.
Zhang Chengye suppressed those superfluous emotions and picked a big red apple from the fruit basket, “Don’t say, this fruit basket is really expensive, and I don’t know if they cheated me. It looks no different from the supermarket’s five yuan a catty.”
“In a situation like yours, you have to eat fruit as food. I’ll wash one for you… By the way, why didn’t I see Li Xi…” Zhang Chengye thought for a while, took one for himself, and went to the bathroom to wash it with water.
When he came back and handed it to Chu Yan, he wiped the dry water marks on it with a paper towel.
Chu Yan took the apple from his hand, thanked him, and replied, “He went down to get the medicine.”
Zhang Chengye pulled a chair, sat down in front of the bed, and asked seriously, “I asked Li Xi last time. He said you haven’t planned to tell your family about it yet?”
“Hmm…”
Zhang Chengye looked at him quietly, “You should know that the success rate of matching between relatives is half.”
“But there is the other half… You know, I may be able to live for a long time, maybe I will die of a sudden infection tomorrow… If the matching is unsuccessful and they know it, it will be just one more person suffering from waiting…”
Zhang Chengye thought to himself; that’s why you dare not tell Li Xi… He breathed out, “You’re just thinking too much… Why don’t you think about things on the bright side, in case it succeeds?”
—
In the end, Zhang Chengye came up with an idea. He didn’t tell Liang Fangyuan about Chu Yan’s condition. He only called her from the hospital to tell her that there was a leukemia person here who was very similar to her. He asked her if she would like to come for a related examination. If the matching is successful, the patient’s family is willing to pay her a high reward, even if the matching is unsuccessful, she will be paid for her round-trip fare and accommodation.
Being able to do good things and have money to take, and being able to go to M City to see his younger brother on the way, Liang Fangyuan naturally had no reason to refuse.
On the day Liang Fangyuan arrived, Chu Yan told her that a friend would pick her up and gave her Li Xi’s contact information.
Liang Fangyuan smiled, “It’s too much trouble for your friend, just give me the address and I’ll just call.”
“By the way, Maomao, come and have a word with your uncle.”
Maomao took the phone and called softly, “Uncle!”
“Uncle, I miss you so much!” The voice of a child seems to be born with a strong appeal, which makes people feel better even if they can’t help it.
Chu Yan smiled, “Uncle also misses Maomao very much. Well, I can see him later.”
The appointment was at the entrance of the station at 10:40 in the morning. When Liang Fangyuan arrived, she saw the person her brother talked about at a glance. One was because she had seen it in the photo, and the other was that the person was indescribably conspicuous in the crowd.
It’s not about how he dressed… Although he looked very young, was in his twenties, he had a calm aura that could not be ignored.
Li Xi searched the crowd for a while, then fixed his gaze and strode towards Liang Fangyuan.
When he walked in, Liang Fangyuan could see his facial features more clearly, with deep eyebrows, a straight nose, deep facial features, and neat short black hair. He was a very handsome young man.
Liang Fangyuan smiled and said, “Is it Xiao Li? I heard him mention you, and I will trouble you today.”
Li Xi shook his head quickly after hearing what she said, and picked up her luggage, “It’s not troublesome, it’s not troublesome at all.”
Speaking of which, this was the first time Li Xi had seen Liang Suici’s family. He always had the idea to meet them before, but that person had never agreed.
When he got to the car, Li Xi opened the car door for her again. Liang Fangyuan had only rarely seen such a gentleman’s behavior, and she said that the young man was quite polite.
“Xiao Li, does your family live in M City? What kind of work do you do in M City? Are you also a doctor?”
Li Xi replied while paying attention to the road, “Hmm. My home is here, but I am not a doctor, and now I work in the company.”
Liang Fangyuan chatted with him again for a while, and the other party had answered all her questions. When they were driving, she almost figured out the other party’s family background.
Maomao saw Chu Yan waiting at the entrance of the community from a distance. Regardless of whether his mother told him to slow down behind him, he ran all the way, and hugged Chu Yan’s calf.
“Are you tired from traveling?” Chu Yan squatted down, pinched Maomao’s fleshy cheeks, and said with a smile, “Sister, I think Maomao seems to have grown a little taller.”
“That boy, he’s the same every day.”
“Uncle, hug.” Maomao opened his hand, and his little hand was already on Chu Yan’s shoulder when he spoke.
“He knows how old he is to be hugged, and he should go by himself.” Liang Fangyuan scolded with a smile in a helpless tone, but his eyes were full of tenderness.
How dare Li Xi let a person who has just been discharged from the hospital hug the child? He quickly coaxed him, “Maomao, how about Uncle Li hugging you?”
After speaking, regardless of whether he wanted it or not, he grabbed him with one hand and held him in his arms.
His movements were so fast that Liang Fangyuan and Chu Yan were shocked. But Maomao seemed to be very happy as long as someone hugged him, and soon forgot to ask Chu Yan to hug him.
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The next morning, because of the need for matching, Liang Fangyuan didn’t have breakfast, and Li Xi took her to the hospital.
Zhang Chengye looked very excited when he saw Liang Fangyuan, took her hand, and said that as long as the match was successful, she would be his cousin’s savior.
The waiting process was always extremely long, and every minute and every second seemed to be solidified.
Li Xi buried his face in his palms and sat motionless on the bench in the hospital, his back collapsed tightly, and his whole body was stiff like a stone, as if he was waiting for the judgment of fate.
Zhang Chengye sighed, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, “Don’t be nervous.”
—They didn’t know how long it took. The door of the laboratory was pushed open.
Almost at the same second, Li Xi suddenly raised his head, and the doctor took off his mask, with a kind of regret in his eyes.
Zhang Chengye didn’t have to wait for him to speak, he only understood with this look in his eyes.
Li Xi stood up slowly, and the doctor handed him the test sheet, “I’m sorry, Mr. Li.”
